grainy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹeɪni/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English greyny, equivalent to grain + -y. Piecewise doublet of corny.
Meanings
-
Resembling grains; granular.
grainy sound
grainy image
Yes, you can detect a bit of Johansson’s clear, low tone and a hint of vocal fry, though at times that just sounds like some grainy digitalization.
2024 May 20, Alissa Wilkinson, “What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2024:
- Coarsely ground or gritty.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grainier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| grainiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nongrainy · ungrainy · grainily · graininess
Translations (6)
de grobkörnig (gritty) · de körnig (granular) · ota ایری (gritty) · mi māngūngungu (gritty) · cmn 粒狀的 /粒状的 (granular) · mi tongitongi (granular)